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Alleged Army faker to retire from college post
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Feb 13, 2009 21:04:43 EST
Posted : Friday Feb 13, 2009 21:04:43 EST
CARBONDALE, Ill. — An administrator at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale who is accused of lying about his military record will retire next month.
The university said in a statement Friday that Jim Scales cited health and personal reasons for his March 1 departure as the school’s director of career services.
Scales is accused of falsely claiming he completed two tours in Vietnam and served in Bosnia, Honduras, Panama, the Persian Gulf and Iraq while in the Army. He also reportedly said he received three Purple Hearts.
Army Human Resources Command says none of those claims is true. Lying about receiving certain military awards is a federal offense.
Scales told the university he plans to use vacation days and won’t return to work.
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